Fort Lupton ballot early voting shows marijuana cultivation winning
FORT LUPTON — Fort Lupton voters appear to be approving the cultivation of marijuana, but rejecting an excise tax.
As of 9 p.m., the votes cast were:
- 2D excise tax was losing with 1,337 (56%) against versus 1,064 or 44% for with 2,401 votes cast.
- 2E to allow marijuana cultivation, storage and product development in town was winning 53% (1,283 votes) to 47% (1,126 votes) with only 2,409 votes cast.
The council this past summer opted to let residents vote on two ballot questions: one that would allow cultivation, product development, and storage in town, and another to allow a 1.5% excise tax on that cultivation.
The town already has four businesses that allow sales, but cultivation is not allowed.
“This ordinance would permit additional uses, product manufacturing and R&D and off site storage, but it does not include transportation. And it would only be eligible for those who hold retail operations who have already been approved,” Yolanda Clark, a Denver attorney speaking for one of the local cannabis store owners, told the Fort Lupton City Council this past summer.
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This story will be updated as new vote counts are released by election officials.
Fort Lupton voters appear to be approving the cultivation of marijuana, but rejecting an excise tax.
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